I can't identify possable Vito?

Alto ?

Yep

you probably mean vito kenosha . right ?

They could mean that. I took it straight from the ad, and put it here after searching for it.

The one I played was a good horn (tenor ) - here you go ,this should help

http://www.saxontheweb.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=358446

thanks, it has left hand bell keys. Hey jmm1713 I will pm you the auction number.

I know which one you mean, it is a leblanc system sax.. I will bid on that as well!!

Can you PM me which one you are talking about?

Left hand bell keys were made in France, by Buescher and others. The right hand bell key models were from the Kenosha factory for a while and later from Yamaha which are the most common and may also have Kenosha on them.

you mean beaugnier (which is the particular case..)

If I'm looking at the right horn, with the "Kensoshow" and "Kenoshow" spelling, that is not a system horn. The keywork and engraving are both wrong.
The popular wisdom is that these were assembled in Kenosha from French parts. They can be good horns, but aren't as marketable as the French stamped horns with the engraving on the bow or the real system horns or the Yamaha or Yani built models.

Thanks. I should probably do one horn purchase at a time. So I will probably pass on the horn. Who knows I may get lucky later on.

I should have said made in France and by Buescher in the US and others.

bruce bailey said:

I should have said made in France and by Buescher in the US and others.

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Hi Bruce. I'd be very interested in any information you have about a Buescher/Vito connection.

It was from a thread here at SOTW, where it was I do not know....

I am considering buying one of the horns. What is the resale value of one of these horns? The reason I ask is that if possable I would like to take one of these horns as an investment to help me quicken my two goals, one of which is to acquire a Yani Alto, or a Vintage Soprano.

If it is the newer one with the RH bell keys, it is basically a Yamaha YAS-23 and would be worth about 20% less than the Yamaha.

bruce bailey said:

If it is the newer one with the RH bell keys, it is basically a Yamaha YAS-23 and would be worth about 20% less than the Yamaha.

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Good thing I did not buy it.